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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Paolo Goala (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Willy Walnuts (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.
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BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
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BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Paolo Goala!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Willy Walnuts!
The judges for this bout are Vladimir Khabensky, Fedor Mirinova and Sergei Dronov.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Goala throws an overhand right that lands on Walnuts's shoulder, as Walnuts tries to avoid the shot.
Goala scores with a takedown into Walnuts's guard.
Goala wants to control from the top but Walnuts keeps moving.
Goala stopping the sweep attempt from Walnuts.
Goala trying to control but Walnuts is working from the bottom.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Walnuts trying to control the position.
Goala throwing strikes but missing.
Walnuts wants to stand but Goala is controlling the position.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Goala shoots in but Walnuts avoids the takedown attempt easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Walnuts closes the distance and clinches.
Goala tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Goala jumps into guard, dragging Walnuts to the mat.
Walnuts gets to his feet. Goala looking to butt scoot but the ref puts an end to that. On your feet son!
Goala looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Walnuts is fending him off so far but Goala persists. Nope, Walnuts circles away and we're back to standing.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Paolo Goala. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Nice takedown defense from Walnuts. No joy for Goala on that attempt.
Goala fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Goala is breathing heavily.
Walnuts connects with a body shot.
Walnuts gets the takedown into side control.
Goala is trying to control Walnuts's posture but Walnuts avoids it.
Walnuts wants to control but Goala is keeping him busy.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Walnuts stands up and we're back to a striking position.
Goala misses with a takedown attempt
and Walnuts counters with a one-two to the body.
Walnuts has Goala up against the cage in a clinch.
Walnuts has Goala pushed against the cage.
Walnuts lands a nice shot to the body.
Goala fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Walnuts landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Walnuts works on Goala's body with a couple of short punches.
Walnuts jumps guard.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Goala stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Walnuts swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Goala stopping the sweep attempt from Walnuts.
Goala controlling from the top position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Goala working some strikes from top position.
Goala wants to control from the top but Walnuts keeps moving.
Walnuts being controlled here, momentarily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
The referee stands the fighters back up. Paolo Goala just wasn't active enough from the dominant position.
Goala doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Walnuts moves into the clinch.
Goala fails to pull guard.
Goala working aggressively here.
Goala gets the body lock takedown. After a quick scramble, Walnuts regains guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Goala controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Walnuts seems keen to control Goala's posture.
Walnuts is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Goala is controlling him.
Goala seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
Goala wants to control from the top but Walnuts keeps moving.
Walnuts being controlled here, momentarily.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Willy Walnuts will probably get the nod.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Goala fails to land the takedown.
Goala fails with the takedown
and Walnuts finishes the little exchange by landing a big kick to the body.
Goala shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Walnuts counters with an inside leg kick.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Paolo Goala. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Walnuts moves into the clinch successfully.
Walnuts pulls guard.
Walnuts trying to control the position.
Walnuts keeping moving, preventing Goala from controlling successfully.
Walnuts bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Goala's guard.
Goala wants to sweep but no luck.
Goala working a defensive guard here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Goala keeping moving, preventing Walnuts from controlling successfully.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Goala wants to sweep here but Walnuts controlling him for the moment.
Walnuts tries to free his leg and advance position but Goala is retaining full guard.
Walnuts won't allow Goala to sweep him here.
Walnuts trying to control but Goala is working from the bottom.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Goala closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
Walnuts tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Goala is looking to take a break and control but Walnuts is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Walnuts tries to get back to half guard but can't.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Walnuts being controlled for a moment.
You can see the frustration on Walnuts's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Goala moving around in side mount but really he's just happy to control for now.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Goala darts in trying to clinch
and Walnuts counters by moving into the clinch.
Goala can't get the takedown.
Goala manages to break the clinch.
Goala gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Walnuts moves into the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Goala gets through Walnuts's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Walnuts has Goala pushed against the cage.
Goala pulls guard.
Goala wants to sweep but no luck.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Goala holds on and takes a little breather.
Goala wants to sweep here but Walnuts controlling him for the moment.
Walnuts controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Goala trying to keep a closed guard but Walnuts is proving a slippery customer.
Walnuts trying to control the position from guard on top but Goala is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Goala is trying to control the position but Walnuts postures up.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Goala seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
Walnuts is in close to Goala's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Goala controls Walnuts momentarily but Walnuts frees himself.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fight is doing enough on the ground.
Walnuts has closed the distance and engaged Goala in a clinch.
Walnuts breaks from the clinch.
Goala gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Walnuts counters with a nice leg kick.
Walnuts doesn't manage to clinch there - Goala circles away.
Walnuts lands with a nice body kick.
Walnuts darts in and clinches Goala up against the cage.
Walnuts softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Walnuts manages to pull guard.
Walnuts is trying to keep Goala in close.
Walnuts looking for a guillotine here but Goala defends easily.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Willy Walnuts showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
Goala darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Goala blocks the strikes from Walnuts.
Walnuts looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Walnuts trying to control but Goala postures up.
Goala throwing shots but Walnuts is blocking nicely.
Walnuts is looking to control Goala's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Walnuts avoid being mounted?
Goala is trying to control the action in half guard but Walnuts is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Goala thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Walnuts's head.
Walnuts is trying to stand up here but Goala is controlling him well.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Walnuts has closed the distance and engaged Goala in a clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Goala keeps control of Walnuts as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Walnuts manages to break the clinch.
Goala fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Walnuts sprawls well initially but Goala persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
Walnuts is pressing down on Goala's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Goala looking to pass the guard.
Walnuts pushes Goala off for just long enough to get back to his feet. Very athletic spring there.
Goala scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Goala slips a nice elbow through Walnuts's hands, connecting with Walnuts's forehead.
Goala wants to free his trapped foot but Walnuts is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Goala in particular looking to stall.
Goala is keen to just control but Walnuts is a slippery customer.
Walnuts wants to improve his position but Goala is controlling well.
Walnuts kicks Goala off and gets back to his feet.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Goala shoots and misses
and Walnuts counters by moving into the clinch.
Goala tries to pull guard but Walnuts won't allow it.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Walnuts escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Goala misses with a takedown
and Walnuts counters with a nice double leg into side control. Goala won't be happy with that.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Paolo Goala. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Goala isn't going anywhere.
Walnuts wants to lay and pray for a moment but Goala keeps working.
Goala is looking to regain half guard here but Walnuts keeps moving and retains side control.
Walnuts in side control, just content to control the action for now.
Walnuts working away.
Goala manages to get back to half guard.
Goala regains full guard. Nicely done.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Goala tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Walnuts missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Goala manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Goala lands with some strikes.
The referee warns Walnuts that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
Walnuts keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Walnuts takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
Goala is in the full mount, landing strikes.
Walnuts is rocked!
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Goala cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
Walnuts is still in real trouble! Can Goala finish him?
Goala controlling from the full mount.
Walnuts keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Paolo Goala has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Goala controlling his opponent.
Walnuts seems to have recovered his senses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Walnuts can't escape the position.
Paolo Goala overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Walnuts bucks up and manages to get a nice reversal! He's in guard on the top - nicely done!
Walnuts trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Goala is trying to control the position but Walnuts postures up.
Goala has control of Walnuts's left arm, preventing Walnuts from doing any damage.
Walnuts trying to control but Goala is working from the bottom.
Goala controls Walnuts momentarily but Walnuts frees himself.
Goala throws his legs up looking for a submission but Walnuts uses it to pass to side control.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Walnuts working away.
Walnuts landing with strikes to the head and body from side control.
Goala is trying to get back to half guard. He's pushing on Walnuts's leg. He's managed it. Nice work.
And that's the end of the fight!
Paolo Goala showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Walnuts has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Vladimir Khabensky scores the fight 28:29
Judge Fedor Mirinova scores the fight 28:29
Judge Sergei Dronov scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Willy Walnuts!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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